Agrodev Canada Inc.: Social Development


	Effective social development provides the opportunity for all people to grow and develop according to their own needs and desires. Agrodev's projects empower stakeholders, including women, through the use of participatory planning and rapid rural appraisal methodologies. Gender equity and poverty issues are more and more prominent in project design and execution, and Agrodev has developed core experience in these areas. Poverty reduction and gender equity are central to Agrodev's work. Project Profiles Barani Area Development - Phase II, Pakistan Agrodev assisted the government of NorthWest Frontier Province in the preparation of a rural development poverty alleviation project suitable for ADB financing. Sindh Rural Development, Pakistan Agrodev assisted the Government of Sindh to design an integrated rural development project suitable for external financing. Sociolegal Status of Women in Developing Countries This project identified the sociolegal status of women in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, and possible entry points for Asian Development Bank assistance to upgrade women's status. Women in Development, Cambodia This project improved the welfare of women by strengthening the insitutional capacity of the Secretariat of State for Women's Affairs. It was awarded the 1996 Canadian Award for International Development.



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